How to Delete or Remove Credit Card from Android Market

Ever desire to have a high-end smartphone, when the trend is of Android Samsung Galaxy S II you would love to have that handset but Galaxy Nexus arrival will make you think more. That’s a common phenomenon and Android smartphone and you Credit Card will make you think to purchase the Android Premium Apps, the reason what I think is those apps are well worth in the price range of affordability. The Google Checkout is the payment gateway which has made all the possibilities to act as a mode of payment for the purchases done in Android Market.

If you are selling your mobile phone or you handing over your mobile to your friend or anyone there are certain things which you should keep in mind. First thing I would do is remove Credit Card from your account on the phone. This is important if you leave sell your mobile phone with the Credit Card details linked to Android Market then the other user might take advantage of it and run you out with hell amount of credit card statement. So before you handover your phone to anyone be sure to unlink it. Now, the question is how would you unlink or remove Credit Card details from Android Market?

Remove Credit Card from Android Market

The Google Android Market and Google Checkout doesn’t have a clear explanation on how would a user remove the Credit Card details to opt out of Android Market future purchases. There is a way which we would explain here, follow the step by tutorial here.

Visit Google Checkout and login with your Google Account. Make sure that this is the same login by which you access your Android Market (the same email with which you have linked your Android Phone).

Click the ‘Edit Payment Methods’ located in the sidebar on the left.

Now click on the ‘Delete’ option located on the left sidebar.

Now you have completely removed Credit Card from Android Market and you would no longer can make purchase of Premium apps unless you link your Credit Card again. You can add a new credit card or use the same credit card to link with Android Market.